Join us for an enlightening journey led by Music Director Roger Kalia, who will delve into the intricacies of Beethoven’s pivotal Third Symphony with musical excerpts provided by the SNH musicians. Armed with knowledge and insights, the second half of the event invites you to experience the full symphony in all its grandeur. Allow the melodic mastery of Beethoven to resonate as the SNH musicians bring this masterpiece to life.
Musicologist Paul Henry Lang claims Beethoven’s Third Symphony is “the greatest single step made by an individual in the history of the symphony and in the history of music in general.”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”) (1804)
Roger Kalia, conductor